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US8651265B2
US8651265B2 US13/141,163 US200913141163A US8651265B2 US 8651265 B2 US8651265 B2 US 8651265B2 US 200913141163 A US200913141163 A US 200913141163A US 8651265 B2 US8651265 B2 US 8651265B2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65G35/08—Mechanical conveyors not otherwise provided for comprising trains of unconnected load-carriers, e.g. belt sections, movable in a path, e.g. a closed path, adapted to contact each other and to be propelled by means arranged to engage each load-carrier in turn
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G17/00—Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriers; Endless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface
    • B65G17/22—Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriers; Endless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface with oppositely-moving parts of the conveyor located in a common plane and being formed by individual load carriers only
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G17/00—Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriers; Endless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
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  • the present invention relates to closed-loop conveyors intended to receive containers such as vials, test tubes, tubes, pots, bottles, capsules etc made from glass or any other material.
  • containers such as vials, test tubes, tubes, pots, bottles, capsules etc made from glass or any other material.
  • vials designates the main body of the receptacle as well as the means for closing it (stopper or other means).
  • the function of these conveyors is to store as many vials as possible in as small a space as possible and to present them systematically directed towards the user at the end of their travel along a pre-established and controlled route. On the one hand, this ensures that the label is systematically visible so that the contents of said vials can be easily identified and, on the other hand, makes it possible to access each of the vials directly without the need to first remove those situated at the front.
  • Said conveyors can be made from plastic or any other material which can be molded, by injection or any other method, or shaped by machining.
  • Said conveyors can be used in both a domestic and a professional environment, for various applications such as, for example, storing spices, herbs, condiments, sauces, sewing materials, screws, bolts and nuts, stationery materials, etc.
  • said conveyors suspended or resting on a surface, can be integrated easily and harmoniously into kitchen furniture or shelving or other storage units.
  • a conveyor of this type intended for storing grocery products, is described in the U.S. Pat. No. 5,024,318, which expired on Mar. 18, 2003. It consists essentially of a vial conveyor comprising a body equipped with female posts intended to receive the male fastening posts of a conveying tray which itself comprises a peripheral tray supporting the drive mechanism, and a central tray, the two trays being held equidistant and in a same plane by said posts.
  • the slot formed by the gap between the two trays forms a loop track along which circulate vial supports comprising a drive roller, a plate which is itself equipped with a guide piece and with an orienting stud in its upper part and with a sleeve in its lower part.
  • the function of said orienting stud is to maintain the orientation of the support, and consequently that of each vial and its label, constant relative to the track.
  • the supports are all in contact with one another, such that the displacement of a single support causes the simultaneous displacement of all the other supports along the track in the manner of a noria.
  • a reversible electric motor actuates a set of gearwheels driving a wheel with semi-circular notches, the rotation of which causes the displacement of the supports.
  • this conveyor has the disadvantage of being designed so that it can only receive perfectly cylindrical vials which are all identical, with the result that it is impossible to use it directly with the numerous vials of highly varying shapes which are adopted in particular by the herb and condiment dispensers which are found on the market.
  • the user thus has to decant the products from the vials in which they were bought into the specially provided vials supplied with the dispenser.
  • the supports for the vials are not designed to support the weight of the glass vials which are generally adopted by spice dispensers.
  • the object of the invention is to overcome these disadvantages and to provide a vial conveyor which can accommodate a wide variety of commercially available vials including their stoppers or grinders, having different external configurations and weights, without the need for decanting their contents into vials which are specific to the conveyor.
  • the conveyor of the type consisting of a tray equipped with a closed-loop track along which vials are driven continuously in supports arranged freely in contact with one another so as to form a continuous stream along the track, each support consisting of a horizontal plate to which are connected a plurality of vertical blades, forming a ring, which are capable of moving away elastically relative to the axis of rotation of the plate, their inner faces being intended to retain the vial by gripping the periphery of the vial after it has been inserted into said ring, wherein the inner and outer faces of the internal and external blades of the vial supports are flat at their join with the plate.
  • the invention is also distinguished by the following features:
  • FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of the underside of an apparatus according to the invention, fixed beneath a shelf, in its alternative embodiment with suspended vials.
  • FIG. 2 is a view in elevation with partial cutaway of a first simplified embodiment of a vial support equipped with vertically located external blades.
  • FIG. 3 is a view in elevation with partial cutaway of a second simplified embodiment of a vial support equipped with vertically located external blades.
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view from above with partial cutaway of the central tray and the peripheral tray forming the conveying track for the vials, and of the drive mechanism.
  • FIG. 5 is a view in vertical section of an apparatus according to the invention, along the line a-a′ in FIG. 4 , showing the engagement of different vials in supports according to FIGS. 2 and 3 .
  • FIG. 6 is a view in vertical section of two contiguous vial supports according to FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 7 is a view in vertical section of two contiguous vial supports according to FIG. 3 .
  • FIG. 8 is a plan view from beneath of the apparatus, showing diagrammatically the vial supports and their conveying, as well as the location of the shaft for housing the electric motor and the battery box.
  • FIG. 9 is a view from above of the telescopic battery box.
  • FIG. 10 is a view in vertical section of the battery box in FIG. 9 and of its housing shaft.
  • FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the underside of a vial support according to FIG. 2 .
  • FIGS. 11 a to 11 h are exploded views of the different constituent elements of the vial support according to FIG. 2 , respectively:
  • FIG. 11 a is a perspective view of the underside of the plate of said support with its skirt forming a stop.
  • FIG. 11 b is a plan view from above of the plate of said support with its orienting stud incorporated into the plate.
  • FIG. 11 c is a view similar to FIG. 11 b , showing a detachable orienting stud.
  • FIG. 11 d is a view similar to FIG. 11 c , showing another embodiment of the rotary detachable orienting stud.
  • FIG. 11 e is a perspective view of the inside, showing the inner face of the external blades of the support according to FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 11 f is a perspective view of the exterior, showing the outer face of the external blades of the support according to FIG. 2 with their stiffener.
  • FIG. 11 g is a perspective view of the exterior, showing the outer face of the external blades of the support according to FIG. 2 without their stiffener.
  • FIG. 11 h is a perspective view of the exterior of the stiffeners of the external blades shown in FIG. 11 f.
  • FIG. 12 a is an enlarged plan view from above of the orienting stud of the vial support in FIG. 11 b.
  • FIG. 12 b is a perspective view of the detachable orienting stud of the vial support in FIG. 11 c.
  • FIG. 12 c is a perspective view of the rotary detachable orienting stud of the vial support in FIG. 11 d.
  • FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the underside of a vial support according to FIG. 3 .
  • FIGS. 13 a to 13 i are exploded views of the different constituent elements of the vial support according to FIG. 3 , respectively:
  • FIG. 13 a is a plan view from above of the plate of said support with its orienting stud incorporated into the plate.
  • FIG. 13 b is a perspective view of the inside, showing the inner face of the external blades of the support according to FIG. 3 .
  • FIG. 13 c is a perspective view of the exterior, showing the outer face of the external blades of the support according to FIG. 3 with their stiffeners.
  • FIG. 13 d is a perspective view of the exterior of said multi-purpose sleeve, showing the outer face of the external blades in FIG. 13 c without their stiffeners.
  • FIG. 13 e is a perspective view of the outer upper part of the external blades in FIG. 13 d.
  • FIG. 13 f is a perspective view of the outer lower part of the external blades in FIG. 13 d.
  • FIG. 13 g is a perspective view of the exterior of the stiffeners of the external blades in FIG. 13 c.
  • FIG. 14 a illustrates the beginning of the insertion of a vial into the vial support in FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 14 b illustrates the retention of a vial inserted into a support according to FIG. 14 a.
  • FIG. 15 is a view in vertical section of the drive roller.
  • FIG. 16 a is a view in vertical section of the support according to FIG. 3 , illustrating the beginning of the insertion of a vial, the drive roller having been withdrawn from the plunger spindle of the plate.
  • FIG. 16 b illustrates the retention of a vial inserted into a support according to FIG. 16 a.
  • the apparatus 1 is designed so as to receive and retain a plurality of vials 10 arranged side by side so as to allow as many vials as possible to be stored in as small a space as possible and to displace them along a loop track so as to bring them to the front where the user can directly access each of them, without having to manipulate the ones which he does not need.
  • the apparatus 1 shown in this exemplary embodiment is of the type in which the vials are suspended. It may be fixed beneath a piece of furniture or beneath a shelf 2 using any appropriate means. In the example shown, the apparatus 1 is fixed beneath the shelf 2 by four screws which pass through the hollow posts 21 (see FIGS. 4 and 5 ) and the top 40 .
  • the top 40 supports a central tray 20 surrounded by a peripheral tray 30 .
  • the gap between the two trays forms a closed-circuit track 3 which describes the shape of two Us, one inside the other and joined together by two hairpin bends ( FIG. 4 ).
  • the top 40 is equipped, on the one hand, with circular orifices into which are fitted the solid integral spindles 31 of the peripheral tray 30 , for three of the gearwheels of a gear set and, on the other hand, with male posts which are inserted into the hollow spindles 32 of the two other gearwheels so as to ensure the parallelism of the whole drive mechanism.
  • the top 40 is equipped with female posts 41 , 42 intended to receive the male posts 21 , 22 of a central tray 20 , and male posts 33 of a peripheral tray 30 which fit into said top 40 . Said posts make it possible to join together the two trays and the top and to hold them locked together.
  • Said peripheral tray 30 surrounds said central tray 20 , thus forming a closed-circuit track 3 approximately 10 mm wide, the front part of which is in the shape of a U, the two legs of which are extended at the rear by two inverted Us, the two inner legs of which are themselves joined by a U, the dimension of which is determined by the diameter of the drive roller which is itself determined by the diameter of the vials.
  • the vial supports which circulate along said track form a continuous stream. They each comprise, on the one hand, a drive roller 71 which slides on the path formed by the edges of said track and which retains and drives a plate 72 and its associated sleeve 74 or 75 which itself retains a vial 10 as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 and, on the other hand, an orienting stud 73 which interacts with the track 3 so as to maintain constant the orientation of said vial throughout its displacement along the track 3 .
  • each vial 10 consists of a body 11 to which an information label or a branding label 12 is applied.
  • the body 11 is closed by a stopper 13 which serves as a base allowing it to be suspended, retained in the sleeve 74 or 75 of a movable vial support as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 .
  • the label 12 of each vial as long as it has been correctly placed when the vials were inserted into the supports, remains in a position where it can be read directly by the user when the vials pass along the track portion situated at the front of the apparatus.
  • a switching/reversing device 51 fixed to the front of the apparatus, is connected by a suitable cable 52 to a small reversible 6V DC electric motor 50 , force-fitted into a shaft 35 fixed beneath the outer tray.
  • the motor is supplied by a set of four round 1.5V batteries 63 which may or may not be rechargeable.
  • Said motor has a nominal rotational speed of approximately 6000 r/min. It actuates, via a set of gearwheels 55 , at the speed of 20 r/min, a notched wheel 55 a , the recesses of which are adapted to the diameter of the drive rollers 71 of the vial supports.
  • This wheel 55 a arranged substantially at the center of the device formed by the track 3 , drives the vial supports with which the drive rollers 71 are directly in contact, which has the effect of driving all the supports in front of them just by pushing them.
  • each vial support travelling along the track 3 comprises a drive roller 71 , a plate 72 and an associated sleeve 74 or 75 , an orienting stud 73 and a skirt 72 e.
  • each support consists of a horizontal cylindrical plate 72 at the periphery of which is connected a plurality of radial vertical blades 74 a , 75 a , termed external blades, which can move away elastically relative to the axis of rotation of the plate, each radial blade being equipped on its inner face with retaining means 74 a 1 , 75 a 1 intended to come to bear against the periphery of a vial.
  • a peripheral skirt 72 e forms a stop limiting the elastic outward movement of the external blades.
  • the lower part of the outer face of the external blades has a groove 74 a 2 or 75 a 4 which can accommodate an O-ring or any other elastic hoop means 76 intended to reinforce the bearing contact of the external blades against the periphery of the vials.
  • the plate 72 of the vial supports assumes the shape of a wheel comprising an external rim 72 c connected by spokes 72 d to a hub which has a plunger spindle 72 a .
  • These spokes 72 d are delimited by trapezoidal holes made in the plate 72 .
  • this design permits a significant reduction in the quantity of material used and, on the other hand, when the supports are manufactured by the injection molding of plastic, enables the use of the corresponding dies for the mold to form the blades at the same time.
  • the vial support shown in FIGS. 11 to 11 h is more particularly designed for vials of the type having an irregularly shaped cap with at least one depression over its height (reference numeral 14 in FIGS. 14 a and 14 b ).
  • the external blades 74 a are vertically located straight parts and are equipped on their inner face with a vial retaining lug 74 a 1 . In the standby position, said external blades 74 a form a cylinder (reference symbol C in FIG. 11 g ), subject to the draft required for removal from the mold.
  • the external blades 74 a preferably have, on their outer face, stiffeners 74 b which are inscribed within a cylindrical figure (reference symbol C 1 in FIG. 11 h ), subject to the draft required for removal from the mold.
  • FIGS. 14 a and 14 b illustrate the behavior of the straight external blades 74 a which, being free at their lower part, move elastically outwards when a vial is inserted by being pushed upwards, pivoting about an axis situated in the connection zone of each blade 74 a to the plate 72 so as subsequently to retain it when the lugs 74 a 1 naturally, by virtue of the spring effect thereof, lodge themselves in the first depression 14 encountered on the contour of the vial.
  • the external diameter of the lower part of the sleeve reference symbol P 1 in FIG. 14 a
  • the external diameter reference symbol M 1 in FIG.
  • the principle of the displacement of the vial supports entailing that the plates remain in contact.
  • the skirt 72 e forms a stop preventing the external blades 74 a from moving away beyond this diameter, which ensures that the deformation of the external blades will not exceed the elastic limit of the material from which they are manufactured.
  • the vial supports are specially adapted to accommodate vials found on the market which have a cap with no throat which can be accessed by the ends of the vertical external blades.
  • the vial supports are in the form of a wheel comprising an external rim 72 c connected by spokes 72 d to a hub comprising a plunger spindle 72 a . These spokes 72 d are delimited by trapezoidal holes made in the plate 72 .
  • a peripheral skirt 72 e forms a stop limiting the elastic outward movement of the external blades.
  • external blades 75 a are connected, eighteen of them in the example shown, located vertically and independent from one another and which form a sleeve 75 for retaining vials.
  • the internal profile of each sleeve formed by the inner face of said external blades 75 a forms in its lower part a retaining lug 75 a 1 , as can be seen in FIG. 16 b .
  • This lug is followed by an outwardly inclined bevel 75 a 2 . All of the bevels of the blades taken together form a funnel which guides the insertion of the vials and facilitates the expansion of the blades.
  • the outer faces of the external blades 75 a delimit, in their upper part, a figure in the shape of an inverted open truncated right cone (reference symbol F in FIG. 13 e ), followed in the lower part by a cylindrical figure (reference symbol G in FIG. 13 f ) or failing that by a figure in the shape of an inverted open truncated right cone, subject to the draft required for removal from the mold.
  • the external blades 75 a have, on their outer faces, stiffeners 75 b which are inscribed in their upper part within a cylindrical figure (reference symbol H in FIG.
  • FIGS. 16 a and 16 b illustrate the behavior of the external blades 75 a which, being free in their lower part, move elastically outwards when a vial is inserted by being pushed upwards, pivoting about an axis situated in the connection zone of each blade 75 a to the plate 72 so as subsequently to retain it by virtue of their natural spring effect assisted by the retaining effect of the lug 75 a 1 .
  • the external diameter P 2 of the lower part of the sleeve at the end of its expansion phase must not be greater than the external diameter M 2 of the plates, the principle of the displacement of the vial supports entailing that the plates remain in contact with each other.
  • the skirt 72 e forms a stop preventing the external blades 75 a from moving away beyond this diameter, which ensures that the deformation of the external blades will not exceed the elastic limit of the material from which they are manufactured.
  • the plate 72 of the support is equipped with means for interacting with the inner bowl of the spice grinders which are provided on the top of vials instead and in place of conventional stoppers.
  • the underside of the plate 72 has a cavity delimited by a retaining ring 78 .
  • the ring 78 consists of oblique and divergent independent internal blades 78 a having in their lower part an outward-facing bevel, said blades being located vertically between two spokes 72 d and tangential to the external edge of the hub of the plate 72 .
  • the form of the lower part as an inverted truncated cone guides the insertion of the vials and facilitates the retraction of the internal blades.
  • each of the external 75 a and internal 78 a blades comprising said sleeves 75 and 78 are flat at their join (reference symbols A and B) with the plate 72 .
  • the cavity which the underside of the plate has contains a second ring 72 g which serves as a depth stop, with the same height but located beneath the hub. The two rings are centered relative to the axis of the plate 72 .
  • FIGS. 11 b to 11 d and 12 a to 12 c Three embodiments of the orienting studs 73 will now be described with reference to FIGS. 11 b to 11 d and 12 a to 12 c.
  • each support has, on the upper face of its plate 72 , a crescent-shaped molded orienting stud 73 a which partially covers two contiguous spokes 72 d and the part of the rim 72 c which connects them.
  • the crescent which forms the orienting stud is created from a circular traced figure (reference symbol T in FIG. 12 a ) within which it is inscribed. The center of this circle is positioned at the intersection of the median axis of two contiguous spokes (x) and the tangent (y) at the internal edge of the rim of the plate, as shown in FIG. 11 b .
  • the crescent 73 a is equidistant relative to said contiguous spokes 72 d , which it partially covers. As a result, a portion of said traced circle is situated outside the perimeter of the plate. In order to maintain the integrity of the circular shape of the plate, the body of the crescent is cut perpendicularly flush with the edge of said plate.
  • the orienting stud 73 a thus has a crescent-shaped contour which creates a tangential contact with the sides of the track 3 against which it is in sliding contact in the use position of the apparatus. This contributes to facilitating the sliding of the studs in the track 3 .
  • the orienting stud 73 b is manufactured as a separate part which can be detached from the plate using its carrier, equipped with lugs 73 c .
  • the said carrier makes it possible to insert it and hold it equidistant between two contiguous spokes 72 d of the plate.
  • the crescent 73 b which forms the orienting stud is created, as in the previous exemplary embodiment, from a circular traced figure T within which it is inscribed. The center of this circle is positioned at the intersection of the median axis (x) of two contiguous spokes and the tangent (y) at the internal edge of the rim of the plate.
  • the crescent 73 b is equidistant relative to said contiguous spokes 72 d , which it partially covers. As a result, a portion of said traced circle is situated outside the perimeter of the plate. In order to maintain the integrity of the circular shape of said plate, the body of the crescent is cut perpendicularly flush with the edge of the plate.
  • Said stud can thus be molded from a non-friction material different from that of the plate and the associated sleeve.
  • the orienting stud 73 d which can be detached from the plate using a carrier equipped with lugs 73 e , as in the previous exemplary embodiment, consists of a wheel rotating freely about a spindle carried by the carrier. Said carrier makes it possible to insert it and hold it equidistant between two contiguous spokes 72 d of the plate.
  • the axis of the rotary stud is positioned on the median axis (x) of the two contiguous spokes such that its outer perimeter does not protrude beyond the perpendicular of the outer perimeter of the plate.
  • It may therefore also be molded from a non-friction material different from that of the plate and the associated sleeve.
  • the hub of the plate 72 carries, on its outer face, a rotational spindle 72 a which has a vertical slot 72 a 2 which is greater than or equal to twice the width of the lugs 72 a 1 , allowing the necessary amplitude of movement for the snap-fastening of said lugs into the circular bowl 71 b of the drive roller 71 when it is assembled by being pressed onto the plate 72 .
  • the piece for guiding the vial supports along the track 3 is formed by a hollow guide spindle 71 a integrated into the drive roller 71 .
  • This hollow spindle receives the rotational spindle 72 a connecting the plate 72 to the drive roller 71 to form the vial support.
  • the inventors have designed a telescopic battery box which allows the bulk of the apparatus to be reduced by 75% in the transportation position (without the batteries) compared with a traditional battery box.
  • the battery box 60 of the device is equipped with two lateral tabs 61 , the ends of which each have a locking catch 61 a .
  • Said battery box fits into a housing shaft 36 , an integral part of the peripheral tray 30 .
  • Said shaft has laterally, on either side, shoulders 36 a which allow said catches 61 a to be locked, when said box 60 is filled with batteries in the operating mode.
  • the housing shaft 36 also has two lateral recesses 36 b to allow the passage of the catches 61 a while the box is retracted when the apparatus without its batteries 63 is inserted into a compact unwedged packaging.
  • the battery box is located in the space available underneath the apparatus.
  • the batteries are connected electrically in series by a metal strip 62 located in the base of the housing shaft 36 which accommodates the retractable battery box and by two other metal strips 62 located in the base of said box, the whole being connected to the switch/reversing switch 51 by a two-core wire 52 a connected to the positive 53 and negative 54 poles of said batteries.
  • the sleeve and its plate are circular. This shape is not limiting and the sleeve and/or the plate can have any other appropriate shape (oval, polygonal, etc) without going beyond the scope of the invention.

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